The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-16
BAYoNSE BABBLEs.

Bergen Point.
Preparations for removal to New York
city are being made by the family of Mr..
Edward Gale, OF Bergen Point
The members of the Young Mons Demo
cratic Club will meet tomorrow evening
O'Neill's Cosmopolitan Hall at Csntreville.
The annual election for officers of the
Independence Fire Association kCadets, of
Bergen sPoint, will be held tomorrow
evening.
Rev. James F. Riggs, pastor of the Ber-
gen Point Reformed Church, will silver a
discourse on courage" in that edifce this
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Garretson, of
Bergen Point, are extending courtesies to
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Rollins, of Spring
field, Mass.
Special revival services were held with
considerable success every evening during
the past week in the First Baptist Church,
of Bayonne proper.
Tomorrow evening the Board of Educa-
ton will meet in regular session and Tues
day evening the Board of Councilmen will
hold regular meeting.
Misses Sarah, Maude, Nellie and Julia
Behan of Brooklyn. N. Y. are being enter
tanned by Nix. and Mrs. William Brice, of
First street, Bergen Point.
Among the recent batch of recipients of
newly granted pensions are Messrs. Jacob
H. Van Pelt and E. G. Davis, two war vet
Grams who reside in this city.
The residents of the Constable Hook
section of this city were anxious to secure
an extension of the horse car route through
Twenty-seventh street to William street.
Real estate agents state that through the
introduction of the horse car route in this
city building lots along Avenues @ and r
have increased SO 3 per cent. in valua-
ton.
Under the auspices of Union Council,
Ne, 16, Order of Chosen Friends, very
enjoyable social reception and entertain
ment was held last evening in Arcanum
Hall, at Bayonne proper.
Through the purchase by the organize
ton of twenty-five shares of stock, the
number of shareholders of Bayonne Build
ing and Loan Association, No. /, has been
reduced from 600 to SIS.
A delegation from Bayonne Lodge, Nc.
206 l. O. o. E.. attended the installation
OF officers held Monday evening by the
members of Monticello Lodge, No. 149, I.
c. o. f., of Jersey City.
very pleasant social reception was held
Tuesday evening under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Westvlew Ave-
nue. d. E. Church, at the residence of Mr.
Edward Allaire, of Avenue E.
The comrades of Custer Post, No 8,
Sons of Veterans, of this city. expect to
to be held by them on Friday evening in
Wulffc Hall ot RavoFNOa TnrOOar
The annual meeting of the shareholders
of Bayonne Building and Loan Association,
No l, for the election of new officers, will
be held ia Schuyler's Hall, at Bergen Point,
O Monday ev, ming, the Oath inst.
Estimates are being made for the cree
ton of several apartment houses in the
Constable Hook section of this city. The
plans call for the finishing OF the structures
i'll manner superior to that of ordinary
ten ements.
A large number of the firemen of this
city have received Invitations to attend the
annual ball to he given TUESDAY evening
in the Metropolitan Opera House under the
auspices OF the Veteran Firemen's Associ-
alton, of New York city.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
rage on Wednesday evening the Goth inst i,
at the residence of the brides parents; eff
Miss Lizzie Bricc, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
William Brice, of FRS. street, Bergen Point,
to Mr.. Edward Moore, of this city.
Annexed is the list of the newly elected
officers of the Bayonne German Turn
Verein +: President, August Bahr; Vice
President, Henry Harris; Recording Score
tary, Carl Joekle; Financial Secretary.
Charles Heinsken; Treasurer, Bernard
Wichern.
For the purpose of recuperatlng his
health Rev. Henry NJ. Simpson, pastor of
the Westview Avenue NJ E. Church, is en-
joying a vacation. Students from the
Drew Theological Seminary at Madison,
this S ate, will occupy his pulpit during
lis absence.
Salter's Hall, the headquarters of the
Pamrapo Athletic Club, has been fitted up
in very comfortable manner. A fine
piano forte and good billiard table are
among the accoutrements of the hall.
With over 5000 in the treasury the fnan-
cial condition of the organization is excel
lent.
The pupils of Prof Sloan's seminary for
young ladies, at Bergen Point, are recelv-
ing entertaining and instructive inferma-
ton from a course of lectures, entitled ga
Vacation Abroad" which are being deliv-
cred by Rev. James F. Riggs, pastor of the
Bergen Point Reformed Church.
A very successful series of revival meet
ings were inaugural ed in the Mattison NJ. E.
Church, eff Bayonne proper, last Sunday
evening. Rev. William B'akesiee, pastor
of the Linden Avenue NJ. E. Church of
Greenviile. officlated Tuesday evening, and
Rev. Charles S. Woodruff, of Nyack,
former pastor of the M4ttison NJ E Church,
conducted the services Friday evening.
The following executive committee and
officars have been selected by the Board
of Directors of the Mechanics Trust
Company, of Bergen Point, to serve during
the ensuing year Committee, James H.
Alexander, Martin R. Cook. Charles S. Nee